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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100989 | Method and system of making a burnable fuel Methods and systems are disclosed for direct conversion of a used healthcare material into a burnable fuel and to burnable fuels derived therefrom. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7419517 | Fuel composition which combusts instantaneously, method and plant therefor Fuel composition which combusts instantaneously, comprising from 40 to 95% by weight of an instantaneously combusting fossil fuel and from 60 to 5% by weight of a non-fossil solid fuel chosen from the group comprising urban solid waste, elastomeric and non-elastomer... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7320715 | Method for drying plant-derived biomass and method for producing biomass fuel Disclosed herein is an economical method for efficiently drying the plant-derived biomass for which there has been no established method for disposal and reuse. This drying method does not impair the value of plant-derived biomass as a fuel. Disclosed also herein is... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7201781 | Carbohydrate-based fuel mixture and method for operating an internal combustion engine using a carbohydrate-based solid fuel A fuel mixture containing a suspension in air at a concentration of about 200 mg of fuel per liter of air, of a solid fuel including at least one of a cereal flour, a cotton flour, a soybean flour, a potato flour, a cassava flour, a dehydrated chocolate powder and a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7056359 | Process for modifying coal so as to reduce sulfur emissions A method of manufacturing a coal product having reduced sulfur emissions including the steps of grinding coal into a powder form having a desired particle size; blending the ground coal with hydrated lime; adding water to the blend so as to have a moisture content o... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6093224 | Long burning fire starter A long burning fire starter produced by mixing diatomaceous earth particles with wood pellets; soaking the particles and pellet mix in a liquid burning agent and, if desired, a dye and fragrance; coating the soaked mix with wax; and packaging the soaked a... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5888256 | Managed composition of waste-derived fuel A waste-derived fuel is prepared to have a particular chemical composition, including ash content, ash composition and fuel value, and physical properties as required by a particular fuel user or burning process. The fuel is prepared by collecting differe... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5468266 | Method for making a carbonaceous heat source containing metal oxide A carbonaceous heat source comprising metal oxides and methods for making such heat source are provided. The heat source has an ignition temperature substantially lower than conventional carbonaceous heat sources, while at the same time produces virtually... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5427805 | Briquette containing aromatic pellets Briquettes capable of sustained emission of aromatic volatiles during cooking of food over a heated bed of briquettes comprise a bonded combustible or non-combustible matrix containing within the matrix at least one pellet of combustible aromatic material... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5247949 | Method for producing metal carbide heat sources This invention relates to a heat source comprising metal carbide and a method for preparing the same using a reducing/carbidizing atmosphere. The metal carbide heat sources of this invention have ignition temperatures that are substantially lower than con... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5230715 | Pyrogen and canister incorporating pyrogen The pyrogen of the invention is formed by the compression of ferrosilicon powder and a mixture of ferric oxide powder and another lower order iron oxide powder. This pyrogen overcomes the weaknesses inherent in earlier pyrogens by dispensing with the use ... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5220908 | Pyrogen and canister incorporating pyrogen The pyrogen of the invention is formed by the compression of ferrosilicon powder and a mixture of ferric oxide powder and another lower order iron oxide powder. This pyrogen overcomes the weaknesses inherent in earlier pyrogens by dispensing with the use ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5189964 | Process for burning high ash particulate fuel A continuous fluidized-bed combustion process for particulate carbonaceous feedstock of high ash content. The feedstock fuel is prepared from culm or mine tailings washed in a dense media and crushed to yield a fuel product having an ash content in a rang... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5146934 | Composite heat source comprising metal carbide, metal nitride and metal This invention relates to a heat source comprising a mixture of metal carbide, metal nitride and metal which undergo a staged ignition process, particularly useful in smoking articles. The metal carbide/metal nitride/metal mixtures making up the heat sour... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5096727 | Method for improved barbecue grill cooking of food A flavor-imparting powder composition for use with barbecue grills comprising clay and at least one combustible material and which prevents flare-ups and flaming of food juices during grilling.... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4961756 | Fluidized-bed combustion fuel A continuous fluidized-bed combustion process for particulate carbonaceous feedstock of high ash content. The feedstock fuel is prepared from culm or mine tailings washed in a dense media and crushed to yield a fuel product having an ash content in a rang... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4935036 | Flash hydropyrolysis of bituminous coal A process is described for the flash pyrolysis of a high rank caking coal in a pyrolysis chamber in which the coal passes through a tacky state during flash pyrolysis. According to the novel feature, before entering the pyrolysis chamber, the particles of... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4605421 | Process for the preparation of a carbonaceous-derived solid fuel product A method for producing carbonaceous-derived solid fuel products comprising subjecting a carbonaceous material to a temperature sufficient to remove a substantial portion of water inherent in said carbonaceous material, pyrolyzing at least a portion of the... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4526585 | Beneficiated coal, coal mixtures and processes for the production thereof A process for the production of beneficiated coal and coal slurries having low ash, and sulfur involving admixing coal in an aqueous medium with a surface treating admixture comprising a polymerizable monomer, polymerization catalyst and a liquid organic ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4481011 | Coke oven charge mixtures with coal binder In a method of preparing coal in particulate form for charging coke ovens, the particulate coal is initially treated with a binding agent selected from carbo-pitch, residues of coal oil refining and oil refining residues; particulate coal so treated is mi... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4402275 | Process for the continuous blowing of fine-particled reducing agents consisting predominantly of mineral coal into a shaft furnace A mixture of fine-particle mineral coal and a fine-particle solid carrier of carbon is stored in a bulk store from which the mixture is withdrawn and continuously blown into a shaft furnace, e.g. a blast furnace. Sufficient carbon carrier is used to loose... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4377392 | Coal composition A shattered hydrocarbonaceous product comprising a mixture of discrete comminuted hydrocarbonaceous particles having a volumetric mean particle size equivalent to less than about 5 microns in diameter separate from or in admixture with discrete inorganic ... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4358290 | Burning properties of fluid coke An improved solid fuel obtained by blending fluid coke with 2 to 20 wt. % of a heavy petroleum liquid.... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4322218 | SO2 Capture-coal combustion Process for the combustion of particulate coal wherein the coal is combusted with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a particulate calcium-containing material, the process being also carried out in the presence of a tin (Sn)-containing material.... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4309191 | Coal-oil mixture A coal-oil mixture comprising pulverized coal dispersed in hydrocarbon oil containing olefinic hydrocarbons having at least 8 carbon atoms in an amount of at least 5% by volume, based on the total volumes of the hydrocarbon oil and the olefin.... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4252539 | Solid fuel composition A process for the production of a normally solid fuel composition wherein solvent refined coal is combined with raw coal at a temperature in the range of 200° to 400° C. and the product produced thereby. The resulting product, on cooling, is a hard, non... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4210423 | Solid fuel use in small furnaces A method is described for preparing a solid fuel, in either powder or briquette form, for use in small furnaces. The fuel has a relatively uniform heating value of 12,000-14,000 Btu per pound and is prepared by crushing and grinding coal to less than 200 mesh ... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4199548 | Thermally diffusible composites A thermally diffusible composite comprising a thermally diffusible medicine such as allethrin, a thermogenic composition including an alkali metal sulphide or the like, carbonaceous material or the like and, if desired, a filler such as cellulose. In one ... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4127391 | Process for making coke from bituminous fines and fuels produced therefrom A process for agglomerating bituminous fines into a useful low-sulfur particulated fuel by subjecting the bituminous fines to an autoclaving treatment at a controlled elevated temperature and controlled high pressure for a period of time sufficient to con... | 11/28/1978 |
| 3957456 | Preparation of a wet load of coal for transport and storage Method for the preparation of a wet load of coal with a bulk density of at least 700 kg/m3 by preparing briquettes containing less than 110% wt water from an aqueous slurry of coal fines, such as from a pipeline and mixing the briquettes with w... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3948617 | Method of reducing sulphur dioxide emissions from combustible materials The reduction of emission of sulphur dioxide from fuels containing sulphur components when such fuels are combusted. The reduction of such sulphur dioxide emissions upon the combustion of such sulphur containing fuels is accomplished by the introduction i... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3933443 | Coking component A coking component consisting essentially of a mixture of 10 to 60 percent of finely ground coke and at least one carbon-containing substance selected from coking coal, non-coking coal, petroleum coke, semi-coke or lignite. The carbon-containing substance... | 01/20/1976 |
